Tuesday July 10 2018, 3:00 PM - Tuesday July 10 2018, 4:30 PM
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Attend The Arc Wisconsin Webinar: False Confessions: An Update on the WI Making a Murderer Case and People with I/DD in the Criminal Justice System

• What: On-Line Webinar providing an Update on the WI Making a Murderer Case and People with I/DD in the Criminal Justice System
• When: Tuesday, July 10^th – 2:00-3:30 CST
• Presenters: Experts from The Arc’s National Center on Criminal Justice and Disability^® (NCCJD®)
• Audience: for Criminal Justice professionals, families and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
• Register here: https://thearc.webex.com/thearc/k2/j.php?MTID=t681e0e73b54cf0fcfd48c30fc27b983e

Many people in Wisconsin and across the country are familiar with the popular Netflix series, Making a Murderer, but don’t know how this Wisconsin criminal case is generating important discussion around how people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) experience the criminal justice system. While people with I/DD comprise 2% to 3% of the general population, they represent 4% to 10% of the prison population. Often times people with I/DD end up being coerced into confessing to crimes they have not committed. Peoplewith I/DD and other invisible disabilities can be misunderstood by law enforcement. The Arc’s National Center for Criminal Justice and Disability (NCCJD) is committed to providing better training to law enforcement and other criminal justice professionals to expand awareness around these important issues.

 

Attend this webinar to:

• • Learn the latest on the Brendan Dassey case from Making a Murderer which was recently up for discussion in the U.S Supreme Court (Dassey has significant intellectual disabilities and was convicted of murder on the basis of a confession that was obtained while he was 16.)
  • Learn about concerns for people with I/DD in the criminal justice system currently
  • Learn about the work of The Arc’s National Center on Criminal Justice and Disability^® (NCCJD®)
  • Learn how you can bring NCCJD’s Pathways to Justice® training to your community